by John Irving · Seuil · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782020257794
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«Une prière pour Owen» is the novel by John Irving, published by Seuil in paperback (736 pages, in French).
John Wheelwright recalls his youth in a town in New Hampshire and his friendship with Owen Meany, a boy of fragile physique and peculiar voice convinced he is an instrument of God. The novel interweaves school life, first loves and the search for the absent father with the double mission Owen sets himself: to repair a wrong and save the world.
The French translation is by Michel Lebrun and corresponds to «A Prayer for Owen Meany» (1989), the original English novel by John Irving. The book belongs to the Points collection (no. 124).
For readers of literary fiction and coming-of-age stories who value bonds of friendship and questions about faith.
John Winslow Irving is an American and Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.
